1. On 07/14/2017 (82 FR 32531), Commerce published in the Federal Register its amended final determination and countervailing duty order on steel concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) from the Republic of Turkey (Turkey). See message 7198302, dated 07/17/2017.

2. Title 19 U.S.C. 1520(a)(4) authorizes refunds prior to liquidation whenever an importer of record declares or it is ascertained that excess duties, fees, charges, or exactions have been deposited or paid. In accordance with 19 U.S.C. 1520(a)(4), CBP is authorized to grant a refund, if requested by the importer, of cash deposits for entries of rebar from Turkey from the entities listed in paragraph 4 below which were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption during the period 05/22/2017 through 07/13/2017.

3. The refund amount will be calculated by determining the difference between the amount of cash deposits paid as a result of the application of the final determination rate and the amount due as a result of the application of the amended final determination rate.

4. Listed below are the deposit rates that were assigned to certain firms in the final determination. See message 7145314, dated 05/25/2017. In addition, listed below are the amended deposit rates assigned in the amended final determination. See message 7198302, dated 07/17/2017.

Producer and/or exporter: All-Others
Case number: C-489-830-000
Final determination rate: 16.21%
Amended final determination rate: 15.99%

Note to CBP: No entries should have been made under this ten-digit case number as all Turkish producers and/or exporters other than the producer/exporter combination of rebar identified below are currently subject to the existing countervailing duty order on rebar from Turkey, which is assigned the case number C-489-819. If CBP has entries under this case number, please send an ACE Inquiry to Commerce.

Producer and exporter: Habas Sinai ve Tibbi Gazlar Istihsal Endustrisi A.S.
Case number: C-489-830-001
Final determination rate: 16.21%
Amended final determination rate: 15.99%

5. Do not liquidate entries of rebar from Turkey produced and/or exported by the entities listed in paragraph 4 above until specific liquidation instructions are issued.

6. The interest provisions of section 778 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, do not apply.

7. If there are any questions by the importing public regarding this message, please contact the Call Center for the Office of AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce at (202) 482-0984. CBP ports should submit their inquiries through authorized CBP channels only. (This message was generated by OVII:KMW.)

8. There are no restrictions on release of this information.

Alexander Amdur